{"id":27678,"date":"2026-04-17T22:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=27678"},"modified":"2026-04-17T22:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:49:31","slug":"average-tax-refund-is-11-2-higher-latest-irs-filing-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=27678","title":{"rendered":"Average tax refund is 11.2% higher, latest IRS filing data shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u00a0average tax refund\u00a0is 11.2% higher this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data.<\/p>\n

As of April 10, the\u00a0average refund amount<\/a>\u00a0for individual filers was $3,397, up from $3,055 about one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday.<\/p>\n

The IRS data reflects about 114 million individual returns received, out of\u00a0about 164 million expected<\/a>\u00a0through Tax Day. Next week’s filing update is expected to include data through the April 15 deadline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Donald Trump’s 2025 legislation, rebranded to the “working families tax cuts,” was a key talking point for Republicans on Tax Day. <\/p>\n

With the November midterm elections approaching and Republicans defending slim majorities in Congress, many GOP lawmakers have highlighted Trump’s tax breaks and higher average refunds. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, affordability has been top of mind for many Americans amid rising costs\u00a0of gas, electricity, food and other living expenses.<\/p>\n

For filers who expected a refund this season, nearly one-quarter, or 23%, planned to use the funds to pay down credit card debt, and the same share said they would save the payment, according to the\u00a0CNBC and SurveyMonkey Quarterly Money Survey<\/a>, released in April. It polled 3,494 U.S. adults at the end of March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“It’s been a great tax season for the American people,” many of whom have benefited from Trump’s tax breaks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during a White House press briefing<\/a> on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More than 53 million filers claimed at least one of Trump’s “signature new tax cuts” \u2014 the deductions for tip income, overtime earnings, seniors and auto loan interest \u2014 the Department of the Treasury also announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Those filers, who claimed the deductions on Schedule 1-A<\/a>, have seen an average tax cut of over $800, according to the Treasury. Tax cuts can trigger a higher refund or reduce taxes owed, depending on the filer’s situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Some filers who itemize tax breaks have also seen benefits from the bigger federal deduction limit for state and local taxes, known as SALT. Trump’s legislation raised that cap to $40,000, up from $10,000, for 2025. <\/p>\n

The latest SALT deduction limit change is expected to\u00a0primarily benefit higher earners<\/a>, according to a May 2025 analysis of various proposals from the Tax Foundation. <\/p>\n

The Treasury has not released data on how many filers have claimed the SALT deduction during the 2026 filing season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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